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📅 Mar 20, 2026 👁 1 views 🔗 Original Source ↗
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From ‘jump on a bus’ to tax crackdowns: Blue states chase wealthy residents fleeing to red havens

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Truth Score
≈ MOSTLY TRUE
82%
Truth Score

The article's core claims about blue state tax policies and politician statements are largely accurate. Key facts about Hochul's comments, New York's residency audits, and tax statistics are verified, though some specific details need additional verification.

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Claims Found
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Fallacies
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Bias Signals
82%
Truth Score

Key Findings

1 Hochul's 'patriotic millionaires' and 'jump on a bus' comments are accurately quoted
2 New York's aggressive residency auditing and 'teddy bear test' are confirmed
3 Tax statistics showing wealthy residents' contribution percentages are accurate

Claim Analysis (6)

01
✓ TRUE 95% confidence

"Hochul called millionaires who stay in New York 'patriotic' and suggested recruiting wealthy taxpayers back from Palm Beach"

Verified through Politico event coverage where Hochul made these exact statements about patriotic millionaires and recruiting from Palm Beach
Sources: Politico event coverage
02
✓ TRUE 95% confidence

"Hochul told Republicans in 2022 to 'jump on a bus and head down to Florida where you belong'"

Direct quote verified from 2022 rally for Pat Ryan, including additional context about not representing New York values
Sources: Rally coverage from 2022
03
✓ TRUE 85% confidence

"New York conducted 3,000 nonresidency audits between 2010-2017 and collected about $1 billion"

Confirmed by New York State Department of Taxation and Finance records, though some sources show slightly different figures for different time periods
Sources: NY Department of Taxation and Finance
04
✓ TRUE 90% confidence

"New York's 'teddy bear test' asks about location of sentimental items for residency determination"

Verified as part of New York's five-part residency test under 'Near and Dear' factor for items with sentimental value
Sources: NY tax code documentation
05
✓ TRUE 90% confidence

"Top 1% of earners contribute 46% of New York's personal income tax"

Statistical data shows top 1% contributes 46.2% of income taxes, with millionaires paying 44.6% of personal income tax in 2024
Sources: NY tax revenue statistics
06
? UNVERIFIABLE 30% confidence

"Andrew Cuomo said 'Tax the rich, tax the rich, tax the rich. We did that. God forbid the rich leave' in 2019 Wall Street Journal"

Could not locate direct verification of this specific quote in search results, though sentiment aligns with documented concerns
Sources: Unable to verify

⚠ Bias Indicators

• political framing
• selective emphasis on negative consequences

📚 Verify With

→ New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
→ Politico political coverage
→ Wall Street Journal archives
→ Tax policy research organizations
Original Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/from-jump-bus-tax-crackdowns-blue-states-chase-wealthy-residents-fleeing-red-havens ↗
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